What Is Compartment Syndrome?

Compartment syndrome is a serious condition that occurs when too much pressure builds up in a closed space within the body, typically surrounding muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. This pressure can restrict blood flow, leading to damage to the tissues in the compartment. It can happen in any part of the body, but it’s most…

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How Does PIP (Personal Injury Protection) Work After a Car Accident?

Policyholders pay their insurance premiums so money is available if and when they need it. If your home is damaged in a tornado, your homeowner’s insurance will help you repair it. If you have automotive insurance, you will have money available following a car accident. If you need a surgical procedure, your health insurance helps…

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Utility Box Falls on Woman at MBTA Station

On Monday, May 1, a heavy utility box fell from the ceiling at the Harvard MBTA station, injuring a commuter waiting for her train. These boxes were part of a pilot program that ran from 2011 to 2013 and have been unused since 2013, weighing anywhere from 20 to 30 pounds. As of this writing,…

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What You Should Know if You’re Bitten by a Dog in Boston

It’s springtime in Boston – we and our neighbors are out enjoying the weather, along with our faithful canine friends. Although it’s always nice to say hello to a dog, animals can attack – often for no reason – and cause serious injuries. Breakstone, White & Gluck has successfully represented folks who sustained horrific injuries…

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The Financial Impact of Traumatic Amputation Injuries

Traumatic amputation injuries can have a devastating impact on a person’s life, affecting not only their physical health but also their financial stability. The direct and indirect costs of these injuries can be overwhelming, including hospitalization and surgery expenses, costs of prosthetics and assistive devices, rehabilitation and physical therapy costs, lost wages and income, reduced…

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Drive Safely Near Pedestrians This Holiday Season

Make a Holiday Safety Plan Next time you stop at an intersection, check. Check in front of your vehicle, side to side, then behind. Expect to see pedestrians. Unless it’s winter and you are driving at night in Massachusetts. Then it becomes more difficult to see, raising the risk for pedestrian injuries at night. You may…

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Wrong-Way Crash Detection Systems Coming to Massachusetts Highways

As we approach the holiday travel season, Massachusetts and Connecticut are installing new wrong-way detection systems for safer roads. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced a $2.6 million project to install wrong-way detection systems along 16 Massachusetts highway ramps. There will be several road closures this week in Danvers, Plymouth, Burlington, Webster and…

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Breakstone, White & Gluck Recognized in 2022 Super Lawyers Rankings: Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Massachusetts Super Lawyers in Personal Injury

We are pleased to announce that Marc L. Breakstone, David W. White and Ronald E. Gluck have been selected by their peers for 2022 Massachusetts Super Lawyers honors. Our attorneys have been named to the Top 100 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list and the Massachusetts Super Lawyers lists in the specialties of personal injury and medical malpractice. The lists will be featured in local…

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